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Re: Switch from AIX to NT???

Posted in 2000

Topics: Installation, Setup & Upgrades, Connectivity: ESQL/C, 4GL & Embedded SQL, Platform-Specific Issues

Obnoxio The Clown — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

From: "Marc Beauvais" <mbeauvais@rocketmail.com> > >Hi, we would like to upgrade our system and at the same time, we would like >to switch from INFORMIX SE on AIX to INFORMIX Dynamic Server (Workgroup >Edition) on Win NT 4 or 2000. Our applications developped in 4GL will be >moved to Dynamic 4GL. > >The reason we would switch from AIX to Windows is that we have a Windows >specialist on site and it would be easier for the maintenance. > >Now, I would like advise from anybody who do run INFORMIX on a windows >platform. Here's a few questions: > >- The first part would be to access the INFORMIX DB on Windows NT with our >4GL apps on AIX. Is it possible? Yup. >- How stable is the DB onWindows? > >- Does the Dynamic Server requires a lot of maintenance? > >Thanks and feel free to add anything else. Don't do it. DB maintenance on NT is a way bigger pain in the ass than on AIX, and AIX is much more stable than NT. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

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Leonids.Voroncovs@dati.lv — — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Obnoxio The Clown wrote: > DB maintenance on NT is a way bigger pain in the ass than on > AIX It is your personal opinion?

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